Draft a parent's disability benefits appeal from 50+ scans with Claude Code

PartialEvidence: Described by posterPosted Jan 23, 2026Last checked Nov 4, 2026

The appeal was finished and submitted, but the second-level commission's decision was still pending when the post was written.

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Read the extracted text of my mother's medical records and the commission's opinion, then fetch the official disability assessment rules. Draft a formal appeal that disputes each contested point with dated medical evidence, maps each diagnosis to the rule that applies, and shows the disability calculation.

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Before you start, ask me 1–3 short questions about the details below and wait for my answers. Once I've answered, confirm the plan in one line and run the whole task start to finish.

Goal: Draft a disability benefits appeal for my parent that answers each point in the decision with dated evidence.

Questions to ask me first:
- Which agency issued the decision, and what is the appeal deadline?
- Which points in the decision do you disagree with?
- Do you have the official assessment rules or a link to them?

Inputs (fill in or confirm):
- Decision letter: [FILE]
- Medical records (text or scans): [FILES]
- Assessment rules: [LINK OR FILE]
- Points we dispute: [LIST]
- Appeal deadline: [DATE]

Rules:
- Quote the record and date for every medical claim, and never invent a finding.
- Cite the exact rule paragraph behind each argument.
- Flag anything you couldn't read in a scan instead of guessing.
- Keep a formal tone suitable for an official appeal.

Checkpoint: Show me an outline of the arguments and the evidence for each, and wait for my OK before drafting.

If you get stuck: If the records don't support a point, tell me and suggest what document would.

Verify before you finish: Recheck every citation against the source files and confirm the calculation follows the rules.

Output: A formal appeal letter with an evidence list, ready to export to Word or PDF.

Done when: I have an appeal I've checked line by line and can submit before the deadline.

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Claude Code Gemini

Outcome

A software developer who writes the hello nunc blog used Claude Code to appeal a rejected disability claim for the developer's mother, who has severe spinal degeneration. The agency's medical commission had called the condition congenital, said treatment was completed and recognized only 30% disability, when 50% was needed for benefits. The developer first ran 50+ scanned medical documents, including handwritten notes from 1998, through a Gemini API script for text extraction, because Gemini read faded and handwritten scans better. Claude Code then read the extracted records, fetched the official disability regulations, cross-referenced dates and diagnoses, and found points the commission had missed, such as an MRI from 2000 with no changes and an unstable L3–L4 segment left out of the calculation. Over 11 versions the appeal grew into a 230-line document with 30+ dated medical citations and a calculation reaching 50%, exported to Word and PDF. The appeal was submitted, and the decision is pending.

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What went wrong: The appeal was finished and submitted, but the second-level commission's decision was still pending when the post was written.

Source

Posted: Jan 23, 2026 by nunc (hello nunc)
Last checked: Nov 4, 2026
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https://hellonunc.com/blog/posts/claude-code-legal-appeal/

Context: Recreated prompt: the post shows the developer's rough notes and the Gemini OCR instruction but not a single drafting prompt. The developer verified every fact and citation; the agency appears to be outside the US (the post doesn't name the country), and the outcome is unknown.